# CVE-2026-46715: Flask-Security-Too OAuth reauthentication freshness bypass via cross- user OAuth identity acceptance

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-2478, GHSA-97R5-PG8X-P63P
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.8.1
- Published: 2026-07-20 · Updated: 2026-07-20

## Affected

- pallets-eco Flask-Security-Too: from 5.8.0, fixed in 5.8.1
- flask-security-too (PyPI): from 5.8.0, fixed in 5.8.1

## Description

Flask-Security-Too allows users to add security features to their Flask applicationa. Version 5.8.0's OAuth reauthentication flow can mark a session as fresh after verifying an OAuth account that belongs to a different user. If an attacker can operate an already-authenticated but stale victim session, they can complete OAuth verification using their own OAuth identity. The victim session is then treated as recently reauthenticated, allowing freshness-protected account actions to proceed. Version 5.8.1 contains a fix for this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Flask, upgrade to a fixed version (5.8.1) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/pallets-eco/flask-security/security/advisories/GHSA-97r5-pg8x-p63p
- https://github.com/pallets-eco/flask-security/commit/8e69f3a94a463c0e8ddc46e31743717559fd8d48

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